Lunch and Lecture

July 17LUNCH & LECTURE: Decoding Andy Warhol: Lifestyle & Art

Fifty years ago, during the summer of 1964, Andy Warhol began working on silkscreen paintings of Flowers, a subject that would preoccupy him for the rest of his life. Best known for his vibrant pop imagery and searing commentary on art and popular culture, Warhol’s flower imagery reveals a softer, more intimate side of the artist. Join us as Vivien Fryd, Chair of the Department of Art History at Vanderbilt, looks at Andy Warhol's background and examines his closeted sexuality and how it is both absent and present in his various subjects such as his flowers and comics. Following the lecture, a guided tour of Andy Warhol’s Flowers will be offered. Click here to purchase tickets.

Garden Shows and Lectures

July 12 - July 13Nashville Regional Bonsai Expo

10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Massey Hall
Over 50 bonsai displays and this year with a special kusamono exhibition as well. A critique by Young Choe of the kusamono on display will also occur.

Public Programs

July 3Family Night Out: Magic of America Magic Show

It’s time to break out your blankets and picnic baskets because Cheekwood is, once again, welcoming back Family Night Out!

**Performances begin promptly at 6:30 and last approximately 45-60 minutes.**

July 10Family Night Out: Dennis Scott: Kids Show

It’s time to break out your blankets and picnic baskets because Cheekwood is, once again, welcoming back Family Night Out!

**Performances begin promptly at 6:30 and last approximately 45-60 minutes.**

July 11ANNOTATIONS: Authors at Cheekwood

Attention all readers and book lovers: Cheekwood has a special series of literary programs just for you. Join us in the Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden to listen as celebrated local authors share their stories, describe their processes and offer ‘behind-the-text’ accounts of their work.

It’s time to break out your blankets and picnic baskets because Cheekwood is, once again, welcoming back Family Night Out!

**Performances begin promptly at 6:30 and last approximately 45-60 minutes.**

July 31Family Night Out: Mr. Greg's Musical Madness

It’s time to break out your blankets and picnic baskets because Cheekwood is, once again, welcoming back Family Night Out!

**Performances begin promptly at 6:30 and last approximately 45-60 minutes.**

Special Lectures and Tours

July 11ANNOTATIONS: Authors at Cheekwood

June – July – August
2nd Friday of the month
6:30 pm
Attention all readers and book lovers: Cheekwood has a special series of literary programs just for you. Join us in the Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden to listen as celebrated local authors share their stories, describe their processes and offer ‘behind-the-text’ accounts of their work.